Karanakarana, Kāraṇakāraṇa, Karana-karana: 7 definitions

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In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«previous next»] — Karanakarana in Purana glossary
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Kāraṇakāraṇa (कारणकारण) refers to the “cause of causes”, and represents an epithet of Śiva used in Sandhyā’s eulogy of Śiva, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.2.6. Accordingly:—“[...] Directly perceiving the lord of Durgā she [viz., Sandhyā] eulogised the lord of the worlds: [...] Obeisance, obeisance to the cause of causes (kāraṇakāraṇa), to the bestower of divine nectar, wisdom and prosperity; to the best-ower of the prosperity of all other worlds, and the luminous greatest of the great”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Karanakarana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Kāraṇakāraṇa (कारणकारण).—an elementary or primary cause; an atom; त्वं कारणं कारणकारणानाम् (tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ kāraṇakāraṇānām) Kirātārjunīya 18. 35.

Derivable forms: kāraṇakāraṇam (कारणकारणम्).

Kāraṇakāraṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms kāraṇa and kāraṇa (कारण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāraṇakāraṇa (कारणकारण).—n.

(-ṇaṃ) 1. A primary cause 2. An elementary cause, an atom. E. kāraṇa repeated.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāraṇakaraṇa (कारणकरण):—[=kāraṇa-karaṇa] [from kāraṇa > kāra] n. a primary cause, elementary cause, atom, [Horace H. Wilson]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Kāraṇakāraṇa (कारणकारण):—[kāraṇa-kāraṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Primary cause.

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Karanakarana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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